✈️ New PIT terminal opens today

New PIT Terminal is Ready for Takeoff

PIT’s $1.7 billion landside terminal opens today with lots of upgrades and new parking options. A terminal garage and nearby surface lot adds around 6,000 spots; the old parking lots have been turned into shuttle lots. Check out the map. [📝 City Cast Pittsburgh / Blue Sky News]

• You can also catch PRT’s 28X Airport Flyer. [Pittsburgh Regional Transit]

The Future of PA’s Democratic Party

Over the past decade, Democrats have lost their registration advantage in places like Beaver, Washington, Fayette, and Westmoreland counties. On today's City Cast Pittsburgh podcast, PA Democratic Party Chair Eugene DePasquale shares his vision for winning back voters, where he thinks the party messed up, and what some recent election wins signal for 2026. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Former Steeler Apprehended in Dubai

Antonio Brown, who played in Pittsburgh from 2010 to 2018, was extradited on an attempted murder charge after prosecutors say he grabbed someone's gun at a celebrity boxing match in Miami and fired two rounds at a man he'd been fighting with earlier in the night. A judge released Brown, who pleaded not guilty, with an ankle monitor and a $25,000 bond. [WPXI]

Leona’s Scoop Shop Opens in Bloomfield

It may not be ice cream season, but don’t let that stop you from visiting Leona’s new scoop shop on Penn Avenue. In addition to their classic ice cream cookie sandwiches, they’re offering gluten-free “Krispwiches,” floats, and more. Plus they’ll have two rotating dairy-free flavors. [Leona’s / 📝 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Let’s play a game! Where can you find this overlook and binoculars? 👀

🌟 Congrats to Kizuwanda R., Jennifer A., Grace D., Neil D., Vonn J., Michelle K., Leticia L., Chris H., Meagan P., Emilia F., Meg M., Nina H., Alison G., Andrea A., Meghan G., Tori E., Jess L., Al H., Tricia R., Bradley H., Dana B., Bob S., Katy W., and Dee S., who correctly guessed the last “Where Is It?” challenge! ⬇️

This might look like an ordinary shelf of alcohol, but it’s actually all zero-proof! If you’re looking for some sober options ahead of holiday gatherings, find these beverages at The Open Road on Penn Avenue in Garfield.

The shop is pouring over with colorful sober drinks — from seltzers and spirits to beers and wines. The Open Road is the country’s longest-standing nonalcoholic retailer, proving that Pittsburgh is more than just a booze-drinking town.

How to pick your non-poison: Owner Mel Babitz and the team can guide you through more than 400 options to find one that fits your taste. If you’re just going for flavor, try one of the beers, wines, spirits, or ready-to-drink options.

They also offer “functional” drinks. “Functional can mean anything from caffeine in coffee and tea products, to hemp products and everything in between,” Babitz says. “A lot of them are mood enhancing, whether it's uplifting and energizing for the daytime or wind-down and relaxing for the nighttime. Some of it is prebiotic, good for gut health.”

Looking for things to see and do?

• 🎁 Shop at Pittsburgh’s best holiday pop-up markets.
• 🥧 Get in your Thanksgiving takeout orders.
• 🍂 Explore with these 10 things to do in November.
• 🍎 Help your neighbors through community free fridges.
• 🛏️ Book a cozy Pittsburgh staycation.
• ☕ Warm up with a cup at tea houses and shops.
• 📍 Test your knowledge of Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
• 💡 Try our Pittsburgh crossword puzzle.

We’re back with recommendations from City Cast Pittsburgh Neighbors 📣 This is a weekly spot in the newsletter where members get to shine a light on their favorite local businesses, organizations, and events.

• 🕯️ Courtney C. says that Chez Lapin makes the best candles in Pittsburgh. “They smell and burn perfectly. Plus, they help the rabbit community. During their open studios, you can meet their studio rabbit!”
• 💦 Sarah U. loves Amarah in Brookline because it “promotes community and offers fitness classes, cute boutique items, and events!”

Want to share your own shoutout? 🌟